Abstract: A designation device in a robot system that moves an object to be moved by following a predetermined algorithm in accordance with a work goal receives an input of a surface designating a predetermined surface of the object to be moved. The designation device makes a display device display a two-dimensional image including the object to be moved, and the surface designating the predetermined surface, received by the reception means. The designation device is configured to be included in a robot system that moves the object to be moved by following a predetermined algorithm in accordance with a work goal.

Abstract: A designation device receives an input designating at least a portion of an external form of an object to be moved in a robot system that moves the object to be moved by following a predetermined algorithm in accordance with a work goal. The designation device makes a display device display a two-dimensional image including the object to be moved, and the external form received by the reception means.

Abstract: A control device 1X mainly includes a state setting means 16X and an operation planning means 17X. The state setting means 16X sets a predicted start state that is a predicted state of a workspace at a time when a robot starts a work of sorting items and a target state which represents a state where the items are placed in sorting containers by the work, based on information regarding the items and the sorting containers. The operation planning means 17X determines an operation plan of the robot based on the predicted start state and the target state.

Abstract: Provided is an anomaly detection apparatus 10 capable of detecting anomalies of processing results. The anomaly detection apparatus 10 estimates first processing result information in accordance with first processing, using data regarding a target, compares second processing result data, for the data, obtained by second processing that differs from the first processing with the first processing result information, and detects an anomaly of the second processing according to the comparison result.

Abstract: A control device 1X mainly includes an operation planning means 15X and a determination means 16X. The operation planning means 15X determines an operation plan of a robot regarding a work of sorting plural items into plural sorting containers. The determination means 16X determines whether or not the sorting containers are replenished. Then, the operation planning means 15X updates the operation plan based on the arrangement of the sorting containers after the replenishment if the sorting containers is replenished.

Abstract: An operation performed for designating a position in an image is detected, and an enlarged image of a vicinity area at that position is displayed. Information regarding a target appearing in the enlarged image is acquired, and information regarding that target is displayed.

Abstract: An object recognition device being able to accurately specify a position and pose of a target object is provided. The object recognition device includes: a specification unit that specifies an object region including a three-dimensional point cloud indicating a position of a surface of a target object, based on a three-dimensional point cloud generated by converting a distance image including distance information to the target object, and specifies a reference shape similar to the target object, based on a three-dimensional point cloud included in the object region and feature information about a reference shape; and an estimation unit that estimates a reference position and a pose of the target object, based on a three-dimensional point cloud included in the object region and the specified reference shape.

Abstract: In a robot control system, a storage unit stores a plurality of programs corresponding to tasks for a robot to perform. A reception unit receives selections made by a user, which designate a task for the robot to perform and attribute information related to a program causing the robot to perform the task among the plurality of programs. An acquisition unit acquires the program for performing the task among the plurality of programs from the storage unit based on the task and the attribute information. A robot control unit controls the robot in accordance with the acquired program.

Abstract: The operation planning device 1X mainly includes a state setting means 31X and an operation planning means 16X. The state setting means 31X sets a state in a workspace where a mobile robot equipped with a manipulator handling a target object works. The operation planning means 16X determines an operation plan relating to a movement of the robot an operation of the manipulator, based on the state set by the state setting means 31X, a constraint condition relating to the movement of the robot and the operation of the manipulator, and an evaluation function based on dynamics of the robot.

Abstract: A control device 1X mainly includes a recognition result acquisition means 14X, a display control means 15X, and a correction receiving means 16X. The recognition result acquisition means 14X acquires a recognition result of an object relating to a task to be executed by a robot. The display control means 15X displays information representing the recognition result to be visually recognized in a state where the information overlaps with an actual scene or an image of the scene. Then, the correction receiving means 16X receives a correction of the recognition result based on an external input.

Abstract: A robot management device 3X mainly includes an external input necessity determination means 35X and an operation terminal determination means 36X. The external input necessity determination means 35X determines whether or not a control based on an external input is necessary for a robot which executes a task. The operation terminal determination means 36X determines an operation terminal which generates the external input, based on operation terminal information, which includes information concerning types of a plurality of operation terminals to be candidates in order to generate the external input, and information concerning the task, when the control based on the external input is necessary.

Abstract: A control method includes: acquiring article information including a price of an article to be handled by a robot arm; deciding, based on the article information, a handling method of the article to be handled by the robot arm as a handling method in which as the price of the article is higher, damage prevention of the article is more prioritized; and controlling the robot arm that handles the article based on the handling method.

Abstract: A control method by a computer, the control method acquires work information including information on work performed by a robot arm and information on an article as a target of the work; causes the robot arm to perform an operation of lifting up a predetermined unit of articles based on the work information; determines that there is a possibility that a plurality of articles are packaged together based on sensor data obtained when the operation is being performed; and when it is determined that there is a possibility that a plurality of articles are packaged together, settles a handling method for the article according to the sensor data.

Abstract: A control device 1X mainly includes an operation planning means 17Y, a display control means 15Y, and a correction receiving means 16Y. The operation planning means 17Y determines a first operation plan of a robot which executes a task in which an object is used. The display control means 15Y displays trajectory information regarding a trajectory of the object based on the first operation plan. The correction receiving means 16Y receives a correction relating to the trajectory information based on an external input. Then, the operation planning means 17Y determines a second operation plan of the robot based on the correction received by the correction receiving means 16Y.

Abstract: To make it possible to change the action of an unmanned vehicle by reflecting the importance of purposes that can change in response to a change in the situation. An unmanned vehicle (11) acts according to a plurality of purposes. A purpose importance input means (12) inputs the importance of each purpose in the unmanned vehicle (11). An action parameter determining means (13) determines a parameter for controlling the action of the unmanned vehicle (11) based on purpose importance information indicating the input importance of each purpose. An action controlling means (14) controls the action of the unmanned vehicle (11) in accordance with the parameter determined by the action parameter determining means (13).

Abstract: An assistance control device 2X mainly includes an assistance request acquisition means 25X and a selection means 26X. The assistance request acquisition means 25X is configured to acquire assistance request information for requesting assistance, by external input, regarding a task to be executed by a robot. The selection means 26X is configured, if the assistance request information for plural tasks to be executed by plural robot is acquired, to select a task to be subjected to the assistance based on the assistance request information and work information regarding the plural robots.

Abstract: A control device acquires position information of an unmanned machine subject to control, and position information of an unmanned machine not subject to control; attempts to detect a target object, using a sensor signal from a sensor mounted in at least one of the unmanned machines; calculates a presence probability distribution of the target object based on information on a position and a time at which detection of the target object is successful; determines a formation of the unmanned machines based on the presence probability distribution of the target object; calculates an operation amount of the unmanned machine subject to control, based on the formation; and performs operation setting on the unmanned machine subject to control, according to the calculated operation amount.

Abstract: A control device 1X mainly includes an operation sequence generation means 16X, a first robot control means 171X, a switching determination means 18X, and a second robot control means 172X. The operation sequence generation means 16X is configured to generate an operation sequence of a robot. The first robot control means 171X is configured to perform a first robot control that is a control of the robot based on the operation sequence. The switching determination means 18X is configured, during execution of the first robot control, to determine, based on the operation sequence, whether or not to switch to a second robot control, which is a control of the robot based on an external input. The second robot control means 172X is configured, if it is determined by the switching determination means 18X that the switching is required, to perform the second robot control.

Abstract: An information collecting device 3X mainly includes an information acquisition means 35X and a task identifier setting means 36X. The information acquisition means 35X is configured to acquire work related information relating to a work of a robot. Examples of the information acquisition means 35X include the information acquisition unit 35 in the first example embodiment. The task identifier setting means 36X is configured to set an identifier of a task executed by the robot to the work related information.

Abstract: A determination device 1X mainly includes a proposition determination means 18X. The proposition determination means 18X performs a completion determination of a task based on a first proposition representing a current state of the task and a second proposition representing a completion state of the task, in which the first proposition and the second proposition are detected by a sensor, when an operation sequence concerning the task has completed or when a predetermined time length has lapsed from a start of the task.